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33.Daisy Miller’s tragedy of indiscretion is intensified and enlarged by its narration from the point of view of _______.

A. the American youth Winterbourne B. the author of Henry James C. her mother Mrs. Miller D. the Italian youth Giovanelli

34. In Henry James’ Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of _______.

A. the corruption of the newly rich B. the free spirit of the New World C. the decline of aristocracy D. the force of convention

35. Stylistically, Henry James’ fiction is characterized _______. A. highly refined language B. ordinary American speech C. short, clear sentences D. abundance of local images

36. In the following writers, who is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream of consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism? A. Henry James B. Mark Twain C. Emily Dickinson D. Theodore Dreiser

37. Henry James’s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with the _______. A. international theme B. national theme C. European theme D. regional theme

38. Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a _______ language. A. grand B. pompous C. simple D. vernacular

39. The book from which “all modern American literature comes” refers to _______. A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Also Rises

C. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

D. Moby Dick

40. Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of _______ and serious literature. A. English folk lore B. funny jokes

C. American folk humor

D. American traditional values

41._______ is considered by H.L. Mencken as “the true father of our national literature”? A. Hemingway B. Pope C. Irving

D. Mark Twain

42. Statement “_______” is not true in describing American naturalists. A. they were deeply influenced by Darwinism.

B. they were identified with French novelist and theorist Emile Zola. C. they chose their subjects from the lower ranks of society.

D. they used more serious and more sympathetic tone in writing than realists.

43. One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human _______. A. bestiality B. goodness C. compassion D. greed

44. Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more _______. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. humorous D. rational

45. Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism? A. Emerson B. Jack London

C. Theodore Dreiser D. Darwin

46. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _______. A. the Age of Realism B. the Age of Modernism C. the Age of Romanticism

D. the Age of Colonialism

47. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Melville is not true? A. “Bartleby, the Scrivener” is a short story. B. “Benito Cereno” is a novella.

C. “The Confidence-Man” has something to do with the sea and sailors. D. “Moby-Dick” is regarded as the first American prose epic.

48. Which of the following writers is not the dominant figure of the realistic period in American? A. Herman Melville

B. William Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Mark Twain

49. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all except _______. A. mystery of the universe B. sin of the whale

C. power of the great nature D. evil of the world

50. “Moby-Dick” is regarded as the first American _______. A. prose epic B. comic epic

C. dramatic fiction D. poetic fiction

51. “The horizon’s edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day.” The two lines are taken from _______. A. “There Was a Child Went Forth” by Walt Whitman B. “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound C. “Cavalry Crossing a Ford” by Walt Whitman D. “Ulysses” by Joyce

52. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman? A. lyrical and well-structed B. free-flowing

C. simple and rather crude D. conversational and casual

53. Walt Whitman is radically innovative in the form of his poetry. What he prefers for his new subject is _______. A. free verse B. blank verse

C. lyric poem D. heroic couplet

54._______ is the author of “The Scarlet Letter”. A. John Bunyan B. Daniel Defoe

C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. George Eliot

55. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorn except _______. A. The House of the Seven Gables B. White Jacket C. The Marble Faun

D. The Blithedale Romance

56. In Hawthorne’s novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as _______. A. Saviors B. villains

C. commentators D. observers

57. “There is evil in every human hear, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity.” Which is the author of it? A. Washington Irving B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman

58._______ is the most ambivalent writer in the American literary history. A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Walt Whitman

C. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. Mark Twain

59. In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature? A. The Sketch Book B. Leaves Of Grass

C. Leather Stocking Tales

D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

60. The period before the American civil war is generally referred to as _______. A. the naturalist period B. the modern period C. the romantic period

D. the realistic period

61. Of the following works by D.H. Lawrence, _______ established his position as a prominent novelist.

A. The White Peacock B. The Trespasser C. Women in Love D. Sons and Lovers

62. Which of the following best describes the speaker of “The Love Song of J. Afred Prufrock”? A. He is a man of an action. B. He is a man of apathy. C. He is a man of inactivity. D. All the above are wrong.

63.“The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the windowpanes,/ The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the windowpanes/ Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,/ Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains.” The stanza is taken from _______. A. T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

B. Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for Death” C. Alfred Tennyson’s “Bread, Break, Break”

D. William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”

64. Of the following poems by T. S. Eliot, which is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry? A. Poems 1909-25 B. The Hollow Men

C. Prufrock and Other Observations D. The Waste Land

65. The following comments on George Bernard Shaw are true except _______.

A. George Bernard Shaw’s career as a dramatist began in 1892, when his first play Widowers’ House was put on by the Independent Theater Society.

B. Shaw began his literary career by writing novels soon after his settling down in London. C. Shaw’s writings reflect the combination of realism and naturalism D. Shaw’s plays can be termed as problems plays.

66. G. B. Shaw’s play “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” is a realistic exposure of the _______. A. political corruption

B. inequality between men and women C. slum landlordism

D. economic exploitation of women

67._______ is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare.

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